Shall We Kiss? is a French film with English subtitles directed by Emmanuel Mouret at the Angelika in Plano. Shall We Kiss is a clever, but long, story about the impact a kiss can have. It seemed “tongue-in-cheek” (pardon the pun) at several points during the film, including Emilie’s comment which begins the movie “To make a long story short”. Her short story, as it turns out, is the plotline of the film, and lasts 108 long minutes.
There are basically 6 characters in the movie – Judith who is married to Claudio, Nicholas who is friends with Judith but becomes her lover, Caline who is Nicholas’ ex-girlfriend who they attempt to set up with Claudio, and then Emilie who is telling the story to Gabriel, a man she has just met and who would like to kiss her. His request for a goodnight kiss after they share a ride is what prompts Emilie to tell the story of how a kiss changed several lives forever. The premise being – there is no such thing as a kiss without consequence. Unlike last weeks’ film, we were able to follow the story and with only 4 prominent characters, we had no trouble remembering names!
At its core, the story was about love. Although Judith leaves Claudio for Nicholas, it is because she loves him that she cannot be truly happy until he too finds happiness. She feels her betrayal was an accident – a kiss that proved to be her ultimate connection with Nicholas. She proves that a kiss can be simple but it can also be profoundly intimate – with lasting repercussions.
After it was done, we did agree that it was quirky and entertaining at points. It is a movie that requires some thought and boasts a good amount of subtle, dry humor. It is a different kind of chick flick that will prompt hours of debate over the importance of the kiss.
We rated this film 2 or 3 out of 5.
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